Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-01-07

NJ LII
IT TAs BEEN \ pR-AM. LII Is FORFEIT IT
t.i. IL i, Il NAV se..l. l pressed Grant
L. IN e. 10 max" a pre- uiA revelation of
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81. 4-.i Tin .;.st w.rl. | .ad heard her
49,. Z, Julian. grew y rang in my ears.
! ,np; a1i tnr a M thai slie love
ite, uut Tod lH- lhat nor e-s ms ~ Was
t. h. our lot NJ wcni II began 10 wish
t. p :one Tho knovle ige II he worst,
We vent 10 an hotel in Louion. ] was
moody and Eli1"rable--a cherries compan-
ion 20 he man to whom now cling as for
sirpprt aud strength. Somehow, Eu,tac,
G. M ,erm'd TO be thu only creature To
whom cont turn III my trouble for sym-
patty ami ali He was very good to me in
{ c." Us I:e was more than a friend
IHu.', AN a br"th,r. But, IN srite Of the
compassion whirn l knew be fc.t fo" in". no
w,ri which encouraged he fiiltns; hone
pa,sei b lips Sympathy /, precious. but
l nan,el hope.
The DAYS went BY until l guessed that
Niola's departure must BE- near al hHnl
l grew nervous and s,~np,csS Wild t''u hts
If fving back to France AMI seeing her
once more shot through me. To $50 her.
touch even her hand once more, be 'ore
learned the fatal secret which hid by now
brought myself to believe would part u
forever.
when does she salf' l asked Grant
Gbruptlv one night.
Tine day after tomorrow"
From wherei'
''From Havr,.'
In torty-eight hours she would be gone.
In fortv-eight hours should know why she
had left me-
"Eustace," I said, before 1 learn what
there is to learn. there is something should
like to do. Viola is my WIFE. Whether she
has acted rightly or wrongly, shall soon
know; but must make some provision for
her future"
"Yes," said Grant. THAT you should
most certainly do"
Come with me to my solicitors to-mor-
row. will give him instructions"
Grant nodded; so / wrote at once and
made the appointment
Iresolved to do all l had purposed doing
before Viola left. By this act l could at
least show her that, whatever the pending
revelation might be, loved and trusted
her. l told Grant of my intentions, and
wondered he expressed so little surprise al
what under the circumstances, might bt
well called generous, if not quixotic.
1T will be just and fair" he sal quietly.
do it, as you suggest, at once"
The next afternoon found us at my sole
itor's. The large tin box, labeled "Juliar
Lorraine, ESQ.," was pullei down, busted
and opened. The notes which, two year.
ago, had been taken respecting the settle
ment were looked up and produced. 1t wa
arranged that GranJ snouIu De one trustee
and my solicitor, in whom put great faith
the other AL was to be done with as little
delav as possible Ismiled sadly. perhaps
bitterly, as l thought 1t was to be done fol
the sake of one who was eager to put thou
sands of miles between US.
l was looking through some papers
among which I found one indorsed "Copy
of Julian Loraine's will" l drew it out
opened 1t AMI held it toward Grant Sec,
/ said, there is my title to all possess
What difference those few lines made tx
me at the timel Now, little good, aftel
all, they have done mer'
Shortest will ever read, Mr. Grant"
said the solicitor. IF every one made SC
simple a will as that, lawyers would starve u
Grant, without much show Of interest
took the paper in his hand and ran his eye
over it. Suddenly he stopped short. and
stared at it like one who sees a ghost
Never before had seen a man face and
bearing SO changed in a single second.
was positively frightened.
what is the matterf' cried.
He turned to thu solicitor. Twill yor
leave US alone far ono minute," he said
''only one minuteG'
The solicitor looked surprised at thu
brusque request; but. nevertheless, court
eously vacated the Office.
Grant seized my arm with grip of iron
"What does it mean-thisr he asked il
a voice full of wild excitement. As ht
spoke, he laid his foreinger ON the word
''adopted son!"
"Mean! 1t is English 1t meaAs what i
says"
''You are not that mans sone'